Wha a day! We were docking as we woke this morning. After a leisurely breakfast up in the cafe we prepared ourselves and went ashore - today was so much better organised than yesterday. We were able to just walk off. We weren‘t able walk to town though, it is a working dock and we had to be bussed off. So we caught shuttle to the local bus stop for a local bus to take us to the base station of a Read on...
It looks like time goes by slowly here in sleepy Katherine, with no one seeming to care too much about its progress. We see lots of the local indigenous folk sitting about and wandering slowly along the main street, seemingly without any need to hurry. Before we make our getaway I first need to make a quick dash into the chemist to get a prescription filled. It looks almost deserted, but Im told i Read on...
So, we generally do not book a head on camping and today is an example of why. We booked ahead, had a long drive pulling a travel trailer, got caught in traffic delay, had a tire blow on the interstate, had difficulty fitting into a spot for gas since people in cars just cut in front of where you are heading leaving you to get back on the interstate and go up another exit, and Friday rush hour tr Read on...
Just over 10 years ago, some guy had the idea to build a new golf destination on the Black Sea in Bulgaria. They brought in Gary Player and Ian Woosnam to design 3 courses, the classics Lighthouse as well as Black Sea Rama golf courses...and the way more spectacular, Gary Player designed, Thracian Cliffs.
So a little more about this little side trip of 3 nights, 4 days...I must admit, slightly in Read on...
San Augustine was founded by Thomas McFarland in 1832 and was named after Presidio de San Agustin de Ahumada. It is located on the El Camino Real (Old San Antonio Road) that was started in 1691. In 1717 a Spanish mission was established by Father Antonio Margil de Jesus, after he established the mission in Nacogdoches in 1716. The mission in San Augustine was abandoned in 1719, and did not lead to Read on...
Two days in Lisbon marked the start of our Portugals River of Gold trip with Viking Cruises. Our overnight flight from Washington Dulles Airport touched down at 10:14 a.m. Viking representatives met us outside customs and baggage claim and directed us to our hotel transfer. Lisbon airport is surprisingly close to the city center. The ride in from the airport took us through several traffic circles Read on...
Contrairement ce quavait annonc la mto, le ciel est trs nuageux ce matin. Nous avions prvu de prendre la voiture et daller voir le Golden Gate Bridge, puis ensuite de monter Twin Peaks et daller se promener le long du pacifique. On inverse donc le programme, en gnral le temps sclaircit en fin de matine.
Twin Peaks est la colline la plus leve de San Francisco, prt de trois cent mtres. De l, on Read on...
The push and pull along with the give and take that dominated my travel calendar resulted the substitution of my time in Madrid, Spain for some spontaneous, freelance escapades in and around Barcelona, Spain; however, the abandonment of the Tangier/Gibraltar option between Marrakech, Morocco and Madrid offered me the opportunity to spend six days in Madrid before I met up with the folks participa Read on...
Sadly we to the counting down stage of our trip – when to do the last drift snorkel, or the last visit to this place or that. We are making sure that Jess gets to do everything that she wants, as she probably will never return, and we cant guarantee that we will either.
So, its always important to plan for the big rocks first (remember your Steven Covey 7 Habits of Success?). And todays was the Read on...
Sin ratas ni drama esta noche. A las 7 arriba y charla con el que lleva el camping. El edificio de los baos est sobre una estructura de hormign que no est perfecta pego est bien, y la ciudad no lo seguro, pero tampoco lo pueden demoler porque es histrico. La estructura es de los aos 30 y construida durante los nazis.
El cruce de Mannheim no ha sido tan lo fue la aproximacin ayer. Una vez fuera es Read on...